Remembering Vocabularies
By thatgirl13
@thatgirl13 (7294)
South Korea
March 30, 2011 3:30pm CST
Ok I've this friend who has been teaching me some of Mandarin language. I'm so very grateful that she's helping me because i don't really have the money for some actual classes and don't have the time too 
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Anyway it isn't so easy learning a foreign language. According to her my pronunciations are kinda funny 
LOL Anyway that don't seem to be a problem as long as the other person understands what I'm trying to say. But the real problem to me is remembering vocabularies. I somehow can't seem to remember words that she taught me couple of days ago. I have tried taking notes but they don't seem to go into my head. And it's not just Mandarin, whenever I hear some new English words I can't remember them too 
Does someone have good ways of remembering words?? How do you remember new words?? Thanks!!
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Anyway it isn't so easy learning a foreign language. According to her my pronunciations are kinda funny LOL Anyway that don't seem to be a problem as long as the other person understands what I'm trying to say. But the real problem to me is remembering vocabularies. I somehow can't seem to remember words that she taught me couple of days ago. I have tried taking notes but they don't seem to go into my head. And it's not just Mandarin, whenever I hear some new English words I can't remember them too
Does someone have good ways of remembering words?? How do you remember new words?? Thanks!!2 people like this
17 responses
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
30 Mar 11
I was learning Indonesian, but it's so far from English that most of the words don't stick in my head....
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
31 Mar 11
I have a few Indonesian friends and the most I say say is "Apa Kabar". It really is not an easy task learning a foreign language.
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@zweeb82 (5653)
• Malaysia
31 Mar 11
Let me ask you - let's say I pay you $1000 for every word you remember, how about that? If you can figure a way out to do that, that's your solution, ahaha!~
@zweeb82 (5653)
• Malaysia
2 Apr 11
Well, if you think that the importance of the vocabularies are equivalent to the amount of money, then you'd do something about it, haha!~ It actually surpasses the material wealth as wisdom will take you a long away. You'll realize that as you grow older & especially when you work, you'd find these "vocabularies" will help you express yourself better & strengthen your communications / PR skills
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
1 Apr 11
LOL that might work if there were to be real money involved . Thanks for the laugh, I'm thinking of a way now LOL
. Thanks for the laugh, I'm thinking of a way now LOL 1 person likes this
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
5 Apr 11
Nicely said Thanks. You deserve the BR (though I still haven't found a way to remember them words)
Anyway thanks 
Thanks. You deserve the BR (though I still haven't found a way to remember them words)
Anyway thanks 1 person likes this
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
31 Mar 11
Oh i think i didn't get you comment
Do you and your roomie not speak the same language??
Do you and your roomie not speak the same language??1 person likes this
@jennyze (7029)
• Indonesia
31 Mar 11
Don't try to remember them all, just try to use it in a sentence one or two words only every day. I am also learning Mandarin, for e the hard stuff is remembering the character. I tried to write them, but in several days I would forget them, I guess I should treat them like learning the vocabulary - trying to write one or two words everyday.
zai jian.
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
1 Apr 11
Wow writing would be so difficult, I mean in Mandarin. I can hardly write my name. I keep forgetting the ways. Anyway I'm trying my best and I would love to use it in some sentence but I don't know how to make sentences in Mandarin as of yet
@MsPatriciaDV (636)
• Philippines
6 Apr 11
Hi! That happened to me sometime too. When I was in college we have this French classes. I can't remember every word we were taught, or even how to use it! Hahahaha! The only word I can remember now (my French classes were 2-3 years ago) is Au revoir, and Comme ci Comme ca!
But I got no problems in English though.
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
23 Apr 11
Wow french is sexy It sounds so good but really tough I guess. I do know a few words but the pronunciation is really difficult. Anywya thanks for the response.
It sounds so good but really tough I guess. I do know a few words but the pronunciation is really difficult. Anywya thanks for the response.
@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
31 Mar 11
i had mandarin back in college as part of my course curriculum. It was funny and hard to remember..but i still passed it though but now i could not remember just xie xie.. and what is your name.. that is like ni de xing ming xie xa ma.. i do not know if that is right
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
31 Mar 11
I can just say a couple of words and phrases, like I love you, thank you, put oil (or something like that, the expression i mean) and yeah it's so difficult. If I look at the spellings, I can't even pronounce them and the one you wrote there, I haven't reached that far yet
and the one you wrote there, I haven't reached that far yet 
@eurekafemme (5877)
• Philippines
31 Mar 11
Whenever there is a new word that I am having difficulties in remembering, I often find an object (person or thing or even event) that I can associate such word to it.
for example the word 'mirage' which is a french word. Since it looks like a mirror so I associate it to a mirror. In this case I can remember the first sylabble and knowing that it is french, should sound like a french word.
I hope you do get what I mean.
I hope you do get what I mean.@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
31 Mar 11
Yeah I got what you meant. SO I link words that have a similar pronunciation? Hey thanks actually that might work too. Thanks for the share.
@hardworkinggurl (37063)
• United States
31 Mar 11
Learning a secondary language will only be learned if you continually use it. A bit more difficult then riding a bike where sometimes you don't for a long time and get back on it and all of a sudden it comes back.
Well with a second language if you do not continually use it, somehow you loose it. What I can suggest is correlate it like you do songs and song lyrics is something we somehow do not forget.
I would try to rythm it like you do songs, maybe that will help.
@tkonlinevn (6345)
• Vietnam
4 Apr 11
Hi thatgirl,
Mylot is a good way to remember vocabularies. I'm sure that. My English words is better than before very much. You can find the same site in Chinese and join it
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
5 Apr 11
Hey glad to hear that your english is improving because of mylot. I wish I could do the same here too but I'm just a beginner and I wouldn't understand anything in Chinese at all. Actually I've heard that writing chinese is way too hard so I'm just learning how to speak for now. Hope I progress :D
@Liliac26 (557)
• Romania
31 Mar 11
I never sit down to learn lists of words, I just try to pick them up from material I read or movies (French). Once I've met a word several times, I tend to remember it. But it's a slow process and you have to know some basics in the first place. Anyway, I think that to remember the words you need to connect them to something you already know (like another word from that language) and use them right away in writing, conversation etc. I usually find it easier to remember commonly used sentences (like How are you?, Where are you from?) than separate words.
@edsss17 (4394)
• Philippines
31 Mar 11
Hi my friend,
Its really not easy learning foreign languages! I can definitely feel you! At the moment, I have a friend who married a Korean guy and she's teaching me how to speak Korean.. And I am planning to be in Korea some time this year or next year! So that's why I need to learn Korean!
God, the words, pronunciation and their alphabets are making my nose bleed! HAHA!
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
31 Mar 11
Wow really?? That's so cool. I hope you have much fun here
I have many friends here and they say the same. They say Korean is really difficult to learn. But within 3 months or so of Korean language class, they could make conversations and talk with little difficulty. I hope you learn Korean soon too. Good luck. Korean dramas help a lot for the Korean listening
I have many friends here and they say the same. They say Korean is really difficult to learn. But within 3 months or so of Korean language class, they could make conversations and talk with little difficulty. I hope you learn Korean soon too. Good luck. Korean dramas help a lot for the Korean listening 
@sweetme329 (500)
• Australia
31 Mar 11
It is always great fun to learn new languages. I took some French and i found it fun but equally tough. i use to write down whatever i learnt. I find it easy to memorize things if i write them down frequently. Also, i link any new words i learn with a word or phrase that i can easily remember of my own language.
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
1 Apr 11
Hey thanks for the share . i think the writing frequently idea might work with me as well. I'll give it a try. Thanks.
. i think the writing frequently idea might work with me as well. I'll give it a try. Thanks. @animation23 (11)
• India
31 Mar 11
simply make it fun of that word in your own language,thats the most perfect way to remember the words.
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
31 Mar 11
LOL nice idea. Actually it might just work too. Cool
Thanks.
Thanks.
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
30 Mar 11
When I have to learn new words I often write down the words on small pieces of paper and place them around the rooms. For instanse the word for bed on the bed, the word for table on the table, the word for closet on the closet etc. That way I see the words all the time and that makes it easier for me to remember the new words. I also like to put small pieces of paper on the walls in the shower, that helps me memorize the words. Another thing that I like is games. I create my own games with the words and try to pair the Danish words with the foreign words.
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
31 Mar 11
Wow the first one seems to be a good idea. I should give that a try Thanks for the share
Have a wonderful day.
Thanks for the share
Have a wonderful day.
@michaelah10 (32)
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30 Mar 11
To learn a new skill take some time.. And you should always practice it.
I'm currently starting to learn French and it was kinda hard too. As of now, I am using the tutorials at youtube and it really help a lot. There are other sites too that you may wanted to consider like livemocha.
I would like to learn other languages too like Arabic and German.. It's just that I don't have yet the resources.
Goodluck! Hope you learn Mandarin the soonest time possible. Put your heart into it. :)
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
31 Mar 11
Hey thank you so much. I do have a huge interest in Spanish too but I think I'll be focusing more on Mandarin right now :D
I hope you learn all the language you wish to too. Good luck ^^
@betty110 (66)
• China
30 Mar 11
Learning another language is just so hard. In the beginning,I have to write the new words down in a notebook which I can take along. And whenever I have time, I will read and try to remember those words. A few days later, you will find that you have keep the words in mind. Just keep practicing and using them more often. You can feel the improvement soon.
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
31 Mar 11
Hey thanks. I have been carrying around words but they just don't seem to get inside my head. Anyway thanks for the share
